Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Envoy and Official

Liu Xiaoyi 劉孝儀

Attested AD 534 - AD 548

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Xiaoyi was an envoy and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 534 to AD 542 劉孝儀等來朝貢
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passage 122
AD 548 太清二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 43, passages 15-16, 18

Key source chapters

Book of Liang, Chapter 43 Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli 3 passages
Book of Wei, Chapter 91 Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin 1 passage

Career and standing

Vice Regular Attendant of the Rapid Steeds 兼散騎常侍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 122

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 122

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Wei Can (韋粲)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passages 19-20

Events and relationships

Came bearing tribute to Northern/Eastern Wei court
Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 122

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 3 passages

至豫章，奉命報云「賊已出橫江」，粲卽就內史劉孝儀共謀之。 Reaching Yuzhang he received orders reporting, "The bandits have already crossed Hengjiang," and at once went to interior minister Liu Xiaoyi to plan.

孝儀曰：「必期如此，當有別敕。 Xiaoyi said, "If it must be so, there should be a separate edict.

時孝儀置酒，粲怒，以杯抵地曰：「賊已渡江，便逼宮闕，水陸俱斷，何暇有報； Xiaoyi was setting out wine; Can in anger dashed his cup to the ground and said, "The bandit has crossed the river and presses on the palace gates; land and water are both cut—what leisure is there for reports;

Book of Wei, Chapter 91Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin · 1 passage

時蕭衍使兼散騎常侍劉孝儀等來朝貢，詔昕兼正員郎迎於境上。 At that time envoys from Xiao Yan, including Vice Regular Attendant of the Rapid Steeds Liu Xiaoyi, came bearing tribute; an edict made Xin Acting Regular Gentleman to receive them at the frontier.